In the last chapter, →When Murong Yunshu gently took off the handkerchief, everyone could see that the slight wound on her neck had already formed a scab. She handed the handkerchief to Lu-er, who then put it away. Afterwards, she bent her lips as she smilingly explained, "The 50 millions taels of silver were betrothal gifts from Murong Mansion to Mingjian Mountain Villa. Unfortunately, Young Master Fang thinks highly of the betrothal gifts but not of me, Murong Yunshu, so he did not return the betrothal gifts when he withdrew from the marriage. Although I am not short of money in Murong Mansion, I couldn't just submit myself to humiliation and let a vile person off lightly."
Everyone around became so surprised as soon as these statements came out from Murong Yunshu.
"I didn't expect that the illustrious noble family of Mingjian Mountain Villa would do such a despicable thing."
"It really is a disgrace to the martial arts circles."
A crimson faced Fang Hongfei suddenly shouted, "You're just talking nonsense! It was the silver that your father had left in my family care. They were not betrothal gifts at all!"
Murong Yunshu smiled as she said, "So you know they were my Murong family's silver."
"You've set me up!" Fang Hongfei immediately realised that he had been tricked. His complexion changed greatly as the colour of his face started to fade. He staggered a few steps back and stared at Murong Yunshu with a feeling of surprise and anger.
"Amitabha, very good indeed." Great Master Xuankong then said, "Since Miss Murong's affair was just a big misunderstanding, we will not pursue it for the time being. However, Patron Chu has to justify himself with the Shaolin Temple regarding the burning of the scriptures depositary incident."
Murong Yunshu chuckled as she heard what the abbot just said. Her smile may look like a pleasantly warm spring breeze, but her eyes were highly chilling. "My act of seeking people to rob escorted carts of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency was really a great crime and an extremely evil thing. Obviously, Mingjian Mountain Villa embezzled silver from the Murong Mansion, yet it suddenly became a misunderstanding. Indeed, a Shaolin abbot truly deserves to be called a devoted Buddhist. Certainly a huge tolerant person."
Great Master Xuankong was quite embarrassed. "Then, in Miss Murong's opinion, how should this matter be dealt with?"
"Just let Chu Changge go," said Murong Yunshu indifferently.
Before Great Master Xuankong could say anything, someone else beat him by opposing the idea, "No way! Chu Changge is the leader of the Mojiao. First, he burnt the Shaolin Temple's scriptures depository. Then he killed Li Dao, the leader of the Kunlun Sect. If we just let him go, it will cause no end of trouble."[+]
Murong Yunshu raised her eyebrows and mocked, "Since your heart is so diligent in 'carrying out the will of Heaven', then, please seek justice from Mingjian Mountain Villa for me. All chivalrous heroes cannot tolerate this kind of heartless and unjust thing of embezzling property from an old family friend, can they?"
"This..."
"If you have to say, the Mingjian Mountain Villa family is a noble martial arts family, so I'm afraid that will be inappropriate..."
"Let's just listen to Great Master Xuankong."
"Yes, Great Master Xuankong is highly respected. Hence we should listen to him."
At that time, all eyes were on Abbot Xuankong. He was extremely embarrassed. He looked from left to right and could not make up his mind at that moment.
Murong Yunshu laughed. "If abbot insists on capturing Chu Changge, it will only cause more deaths. As a monk, you must have mercy in your heart, and I believe you do not want to see such an outcome."
Great Master Xuankong nodded heavily. Since he had fought with Chu Changge before, he realised that this young man, who didn't attach any importance to the world, did have an arrogant capital. In today's world, he estimated that no one could match it. However, now that Chu Changge could not fight with all his heart as he was worrying about Murong Yunshu's comfort at the same time, this was their chance for victory. If they waited till Chu Changge was left alone again, he was afraid that this good chance again would never come. However, if Shaolin Temple fought a one-sided battle with him, how would they ever face the jianghu in the future?
After Great Master Xuankong meditated for a long time, he finally made a decision, "Alright. This old monk will not investigate Patron Chu's act of burning the scriptures depository. Nevertheless, Patron Chu must also agree to one condition."
Chu Changge asked with a straight face, "What's the condition?"
"From now on, never use force in Shaolin Temple," answered Great Master Xuankong.
Murong Yunshu was shocked when she heard the abbot's words. If Chu Changge was not allowed to use any force in Shaolin Temple, wouldn't he only be trampled on when he entered Shaolin Temple in the future?
"Well, I'll spare you, this group of disgusting monks, for now. Considering that you are reasonable, I will tell you one thing." Chu Changge stated, "I wasn't the one who set the fire in the scriptures depository."
Arhat Qingyuan quickly argued, "When the scriptures depository was on fire, you were the only one inside. Who else could have done it other than you?"
Chu Changge snorted coldly, "If you want to believe it or not, it's up to you." Once he threw out these words, he immediately escorted Murong Yunshu out while everyone felt quite aggrieved with the situation. As for Chu Changge, he just lazily strutted out of the Shaolin Temple.
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As soon as they left Shaolin Temple, Chu Changge looked like a changed person. He was suddenly full of smiles and had his 'fooling around attitude' back, as he said, "Thank you, Madam, for saving my life." Then, he laughed.
Murong Yunshu responded, "You saved me from Li Dao just now. So, we are now even."
"You had helped me break the formation first, which can be even up with the chance of me saving you. Then, just now, you decided to forget and not bear recriminations over Mingjian Mountain Villa in exchange for my life. I still owe you for this one," said Chu Changge.
"As expected, Leader Chu really does not like to take advantage of other people."
"Not necessarily so." Chu Changge looked at her with his black eyes slightly narrowed and a slight smirk, as he explained, "If I've been given some small advantages, I will refuse nobody."[+]
Murong Yunshu blushed and turned to look at the dead trees along the road as she spoke, "You can't take that sort of small advantages."
"What do you mean by that sort of small advantages?" asked Chu Changge with a smile.
Murong Yunshu knew that he did it on purpose. She simply pretended not to hear it and silently went down the mountain.
They barely arrived at the Jianghu Inn when they saw the Four Great Guardians rushed towards them while asking, "Are you all right, Leader, Madam?"
Chu Changge asked them back with a cold face, "I let you stay in the inn to protect Madam, and yet, where have you four been?"
East Guardian hurriedly replied, "This subordinate found suspicious people this morning and decided to chase them out. As a result, this subordinate was trapped by the other side's wheel tactics. It was only now that this subordinate managed to escape."
"So are we." The guardians of the South, West and North spoke in unison. Obviously, the enemy deliberately diverted these four guardians to deal with Murong Yunshu during the guardians’ absence.
"Master, did you go to Shaolin Temple to get the Soul Snatcher antidote?" asked East Guardian.
Murong Yunshu was pleasantly surprised. No wonder Chu Changge went to Shaolin Temple today. It turned out that he had been looking for the antidote. However, hadn't King Liang Jr already given him the antidote? Why did he still try to find another one in the Shaolin Temple?
Noob Translator's Note
It was said the 'wheel tactics' or 'wheel warfare' was used by General Yue Fei in the Battle of Yancheng. Countless battle after that, Emperor Gaozong was so happy that he said, "If we have worn down the enemy’s strength and left them exhausted, it will be easy to seize the chance to exterminate them. If they are hiding some wicked plan, we should understand and second guess them."
Despite the loyalty General Yue Fei had shown during his years in the military, Emperor Gaozong still imprisoned and assassinated him when he was just 39 years old on the claim that the General was guilty of treason. It was said that these acts were advised by the Song Prime Minister named Qin Hui.
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